It’s weird isn’t it? It’s like people think “animated” is a dirty word, so any animated content that’s not tripe for 5 years olds or an elaborate series of fart jokes for “adults” is an “anime”.

While I get that they’re trying to nip future shitty behavior by the companies in the bud, but still, it’s sorta bad optics to for many of your complaints to be around A.I and then say “we can use A.I if we want though”.

People also flipped the fuck out over the invention of photography and foresaw it as the harbinger of death for art. Upon seeing a daguerreotype for the first time, artist Paul Delaroche declared “From today, painting is dead!”. Multiple artists also made drawings depicting a future where no one wanted to pay artists…

Gizmodo using AI to translate articles is fine though, right? I need to know where the lines are drawn for this week.

The most underrated thing about Bluey is that it’s an unashamed, unabashed, love letter to the giant country town on the Brown Snake, Brisbane. 

...Except these people aren’t literally “just asking questions”. They’re using a cowardly way to make statements that they know will get them in deep shit because they don’t have the balls to just come out and say it.

So this guy could get out and shoot people instead of just hitting their cars with a pipe?

Obligatory reminder that a chip kills one kid and gets an immediate stop sale, while my kids think an active shooter drill is as normal as a fire drill. 

Will Europe ever forget WW II? Will the US ever forget 9/11? Really strange question... Kinda a significant event when two cities are bombed with an atomic bomb, which was the first and (hopefully) last time that happened....

While I agree with you that One Piece’s artstyle is an... Acquired taste, there’s actually a LOT of different artstyles used in Japanese illustration/animation. For example:

I’m talking about success of the Quest 2 as a VR headset, not the success of the Quest 2 compared to all gaming in general, you’re shifting the goalposts my friend. It doesn’t take a genius to know that 2.12% isn’t a big number, but it also doesn’t take a genius to know the comparison you made means that the Quest 2…

I don’t know where you sourced your scarcastic notes, but according to this actual research paper, the most frequently downloaded genres of VR games are action, shooter, and simulation:

Nearly 20 million Quest 2s have been sold, and it’s also represents 41% of the total SteamVR userbase:

And as with every other Steam Deck competitor, (and all the other mobile PCs that existed before the Steam Deck for that matter), this one will also be D.O.A if they can’t sell it at a similar price point, with the console-like user experience of the Steam Deck. “But, it’s more powerful..!” isn’t the selling point…

...Why? This isn’t a greedy multi-billion dollar corporation using A.I to fuck over writers. This is a hobbyist making a mod for a game he likes. There can be shades of grey to an issue, it doesn’t have to be either “A.I BAD!” or “A.I GOOD!”

...Why? This isn’t a greedy multi-billion dollar corporation using A.I to fuck over writers. This is a hobbyist making a mod for a game he likes. There can be shades of grey to an issue, it doesn’t have to be either “A.I BAD!” or “A.I GOOD!” 

This looks absolutely phomonical, but I gotta say it... What exactly is it about this that’s making people call it an “anime”? At least with Avatar and Castlevania there’s the excuse that the art style looks like the typical style used in anime, but this series is using the style from the comics, which is it’s own…

Considering there have been countless apologies from all sorts of japanese public officials over the years, I’m not sure japan is the petty party here.

A country that - lets not sit around and try to gatekeep or beat around the bush - isn’t exactly known for it’s gender parity towards women.

Because a few clowns have already bought this up, it needs to be said: the age of consent in Japan is NOT 13 years old. If you have sex with a 13 year old, you will be sent to jail.